1. Words I have spoken and therein succeeded,
Heeding not the talk of him who blamed me.

2. The embrace of singing girls is sweetest to me,
And dearer than the clasping of white arms.

3. A day with a noble knight spent in sport
Is better than a thousand thrusts with lances.

4. When my boon companion comes to visit me,
More pleasant is it than the day of spearing.